Ticket-strip holder.



W. L. SULLIVAN.

TICKET STRIP HOLDER.

4 APPLICATION FILED IUNEZO, I913- 1,132,053, Patented May 9,1916 2 SHEETS-SHEETI I W D D I Wu M 1 W w. L. SULLIVAN.

TICKET STRIP HDLDER. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 20, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Patented May 9, 1916.

UNITED STATES PATENT or'ricn.

WILLIAM L. SULLIVAN, OF FERGUSON, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR .TO NATIONAL ELECTRIC TICIKET REGISTER COMPANY, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF MISSOURI.

TICKET-STRII HOLDER.-

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Ma a, 1916.

Application filed June 20, 1913. Serial N 0. 774,847.

holders and has for its object to provide a holder of novel construction that serves as a carrier for a strip and which comprises means for preventing an unauthorized person from surreptitiously removing tickets fro-m the strip.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a vertical sectional view of a portion of a ticketissuing machine provided with aticketstrip holder constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a top plan Wiew of the holder showing the closure for the ticket-strip-opening in the holder removed; Fig. 4 .is a side elevational view of the holder showing said closure arranged in operative position and the door or movable portion of the holder open; Fig. 5 is'a side elevational view of the holder showing the door open and the closure for theticket-strip-openingremoved; Fig. 6-is a. perspective view of the ticketstrip; and Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing my improved holder arranged on a counter so that the strip can be fed manually.

Referring to the drawings which illustrate the preferred form of my invention, A designates a ticket-strip, namely, a long strip of cardboard or other suitable material, divided or marked ofl into short sections 1, each of which constitutes a ticket. The strip can be divided or marked ofi in sections in any desired manner. The side edges of the strip herein shown are notched at 2, and holes 3 are formed at the center of the strip in alinement with said side notches 2 so as to facilitate separating the strip or tearing off the ticket portions 1 of same. When the strip is used in a ticket-issuing machine, as shown in Fig. 1, the holes 3 in the strip cooperate with pins or projections 4 on a feeding wheel 4 that moves the strip forwardly or out of the machine so that the tickets can be detached and ,issued to purchasers. "The strip is folded back and forth, as shown in Fig. 6, so as to produce numerous closely arranged parallel portions that lie side by side or one above the other, depending upon how the holder for the stripis arranged.

When the strip is used in a ticket-issuing machine it is preferable to arrange the bulk of the strip ina vertical plane, as shown. in Fig. 1, so that the strip will unfold pro gressively when the free end of the strip is pulled upwardly. When the strip is to be fed manually the bulk of the strip is preferably arranged in a horizontal plane, as, shown in Fig. 7, the holder in which the bulk of the strip is mounted being arranged fiat upon a counter.

The ticketstrip is arranged in aholderofa novel construction that serves as a carrier forthe strip and comprises means for preventing an unauthorized person from surreptitiously removing tickets from the strip. The holder B herein shown consists of a rectangular-shaped receptacle whose general dimensions correspond approximately to the dimensions of the bulk of the strip when it is first placed in the holder so that its side walls 5 and 5 will lie at right angles to the folded portions of the strip and thus prevent said folded portions from moving out of the plane of the bulk of the strip. The bottom 6 of the holder forms a. support for the bulk of the strip and the end walls 7 prevent the folded portions of the strip from moving longitudinally with relation to each other. An openi'rtg'18.. is formed in the top wall 9 of the holder so as to permit the strip to be drawn from the holder, and a removable cover 10 is provided for closing said opening. The cover 10 is arranged inside of the holder and its ends fit in flanges or other suitable retaining devices 11 on the under side of the top wall 9, as shown in Fig. 4. If desired, the cover or closure 10 can be provided with a handle 10 that projects upwardly or outwardly through the opening 8 in the top wall of the holder.

In order that the strip may be introduced into the holder easily after the strip has been folded, I form the holder in such a manner that it can be opened up. In the form of my invention herein shown, the side wall 5 of the holder B is movable and the lower edge of same is hinged to the bottom 6 of the holder, as shown in Fig. 2. After the side wall has been openedthe ticketstrip can be introduced into the holder and the cover 10 can be inserted in the flanges v11 providedfor same on the under side of the top wall 9. Thereafter, the sidewall 5 is closed and is locked in position-by means of a padlock 12 or other suitable key-controlled locking device whose" key is in the possession of an authorized person, the holdfoi herein shown being provided with an eye 13 that projects laterallythrough a slot I the strip is being taken from the company who sells the ticket-strips to the machine or counter where the tickets'are issued. After the holder has reached its destination the person who has charge of the key forthe lock 12 opens the holder B and removes the cover 10 so that the ticketstrip can be drawn from the holder through the opening 8 in the top of the same. If desired,-a slot 14 can be formed in one of the end or side walls of the holder so that the ticket-seller can see the approximate number of. tickets that remain in the holder at any time.

.. -When the end of the strip is nearly reached,

the holder can be opened up and a new strip can be introduced into .the lower end of same below the remaining portion of the strip that is being fed, and the ends of said strips attached together so that the second strip will form a continuation of the first. Various means may be employed for-attaching the strips together, the means herein I shown consisting of a gummed piece of material 15 on the end of the strip that is adapted to be moistened and applied to the other strip.

. Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to-secure by Letter's Patent is: v r

1. A'ticket-strip-holder comprising a rectangular-shaped receptacle provided with an opening through which the strip can be drawn, and a closure for said opening arranged .on the inside of the receptacle and retained in position by means arranged inside of said receptacle, said receptacle having alocked movable portion that prevents unauthorized persons from gaining access to the interior of the receptacle, and ahandle on said closure that projects outwardly through said opening,

' 2. A holder for a ticket-strip consisting of a rectangular-shaped receptacle provided with an opening through which the ticket-v strip can be drawn, said receptacle having a portion that. can be moved so as to open the receptacle, means whereby the ticket-strip in the receptacle can be seen when said movable portion is closed, and a closure for the ticket-str'ip-opening that is'retained in op-' erative position by means which vis arranged inside of the receptacle.

A ticket-strip-holder consisting of a rectangular-shaped receptacle whose width corresponds to the Width of the ticket-strip, one of the side walls of said receptacle being movable and the top wall being provided with an opening through which the ticket-strip can be drawn, a closure extending across said opening and mounted inretaining devices on the under side of said top wall, and a. handle on said closure that projects upwardly through the ticket-stripopening. y

' In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature inthe presence of two Witnesses, this. sixteenth day of June, 1913.

- WILLIAM L. 'sULLIvAi Witnesses: i

WELLS L. CHURCH, GEORGE BAKEWELL. 

